And from the White House blog, President Obama’s first official act in office: NATIONAL DAY OF RENEWAL AND RECONCILIATION, 2009 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As I take the sacred oath of the highest office in the land, I am humbled by [...]

Numbers and info from Time Magazine: 3 million people expected to attend 5,000 portable toilets on the Mall and parade route 800 lbs. of bison and 1,500 cases of beer at one hotel alone 2 million Metro maps distributed 10 video walls on the Mall for ceremony watching 5,625 security cameras in D.C. The Washington [...]